A high-altitude test of inflatable wings for low-density flight applications

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1264-1276

  Smith, Suzanne Weaver ^a,c,d   Jacob, Jamey D ^a,c,d   Jones, Robert J ^a,b,c,d   Scarborough, Stephen E ^b,c,d   Cadogan, David P ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b ILC DOVER   (United States)

^c 151 RG Anderson Bldg ^*

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AUTOMATIC TESTING; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SOLAR CELLS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

HIGH-ALTITUDE TEST; INTERNAL PRESSURIZATION; LOW-DENSITY FLIGHT CAPABILITIES; RIGID-WING AIRCRAFT;

WINGS;

EID: 34247153998     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-1696     Document Type: Conference Paper

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